Vegetation composition structure and soils monitoring in grasslands, shrublands, and woodlands at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: 2009 annual data report
Shorrock D, Ashton I, Britten M, Burke J, Pillmore D, Schweiger EW. 2010. Vegetation composition structure and soils monitoring in grasslands, shrublands, and woodlands at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: 2009 annual data report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/ROMN/NRDS—2010/088. Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Rocky Mountain Network has identified vegetation composition, structure, and soils in terrestrial systems as one of its vital signs. Using this protocol, we monitor the status and trend in grassland, shrubland, and woodland ecosystems as they are affected by natural and anthropogenic disturbance over time. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI), a small, accessible park characterized by grasslands, was perfect for implementing a three-year VCSS pilot study beginning in 2006. 2009 is the first year of sampling post-pilot and the data are summarized here. Pilot data collected in 2006-2008 will be reported separately.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Shorrock, Donna; Ashton, Isabel; Britten, Michael; Burke, Jennifer; Pillmore, David; Schweiger, E.
- Date of Issue
- 2010-09
- Publisher
- Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- LIBI , NRSS , ROMN
- Keywords
- Battlefield, Exotics, Grassland, I&M, LIBI, Little Bighorn, Monitoring, Montana, Prairie, Rocky Mountain, ROMN, Soils, VCSSReport, Vegetation